Carrie

Always Drawn to Help Animals, Carrie Found Meaningful Volunteer Work and the HSUS

When Carrie adopted her first rescue dog, it was love at first sight. Joey had been transported from West Virginia back in 2005, and with this adoption, her life was forever changed. After adopting Joey, Carrie’s corporate work brought her to Facebook, where she started following a bunch of animal rescue organizations, who were trying to get dogs and cats out of danger from rural southern shelters. “I did a lot of cross-posting and tagging of these animals, trying to find them rescuers or adopters. Then in 2011, I saw a photo of this little tan rescue pup in a rural shelter in NC and found how challenging it was to coordinate getting this pup out of danger and transported to me. I found many rescue transports that drove from the south and Midwest to New England.” From the ordeal of getting her own dog transported, Carrie became a volunteer dog transporter with a volunteer rescue group called Rescue Road Warriors, and even adopted a Pomeranian/Dachshund rescue pup named Scooter that she and her husband Chet transported in 2013. But she found that even though she was helping these animals, she felt that she could do more. So, she trained a couple of other transport volunteers to do her ‘leg’ of the 3-day relay transport and focused on the legislative process of passing humane law. After attending and participating in several annual Lobby Day for Animals at the Massachusetts State House, she decided to apply to be a Humane Policy Volunteer Leader with The Humane Society of the United States.

“I’d been searching for meaningful work that fulfills my passion to help move animal welfare in a positive direction. For many years I have found that meaningful work by volunteering for various animal welfare non-profits, then once I became a Humane Policy Volunteer Leader for the HSUS, I knew I could help affect the lives of millions of animals.” She has been promoted to Senior Humane Policy Volunteer Leader, which recognizes the effective work she has been doing for the HSUS on a local, state and federal level, and is also a mentor to many new volunteer leaders across the U.S., completing over 20 mentee orientations. “I’ve built trusted relationships with federal and state legislators to advance humane legislative strategy, and I am able to inspire new leaders through mentorship.”

Recently retired from her corporate work after 41 years, she continues to be drawn to work for the animals. “I want to spend my energy on this inspiring work and be part of a team that helps end the immense suffering of animals—and I will continue to do this valuable work forever.”

Carrie began donating to the HSUS many years ago, and truly appreciates the work that the HSUS does including our mission to end puppy mills, ban animal testing, ban horse soring, ban new fur sales, as well as ban elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes and bears in traveling circuses. She also appreciates our Pets For Life program, which helps address the 20 million U.S. pets who live in poverty. “Adding the HSUS as a beneficiary in my will is my way of making sure that my work with the HSUS will continue long after I have left this earth.”

Naming the HSUS in your will is an easy and flexible way to extend your support for animals far into the future. To learn more about this and other ways to create your humane legacy, please contact the Office of Planned Giving at 1-800-808-7858 or humanelegacy@humanesociety.org, or visit legacy.humanesociety.org/request.